Data

U. Colorado

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   525   467   493   504   503   454   396   998   1,050   1,009
    Science   424   397   410   414   408   386   339   888   918   880
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   168   161   164   164   150   144   197   202   205
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   5   9   12   9   13   8   9   6   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   64   53   59   55   47   26   20   288   282   287
      Mathematics and statistics   9   6   5   7   7   3   2   5   9   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   48   44   42   45   44   53   47   113   132   120
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   1   1   0   1   1   3   0   0
      Physical sciences   115   114   124   120   126   127   109   241   232   206
      Psychology   6   3   4   3   3   3   0   9   22   23
      Social sciences   2   4   5   7   8   10   8   23   33   20
    Engineering   101   70   83   90   95   68   57   110   132   129
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   22   14   16   14   9   7   8   16   17   21
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   5   4   9   10   9   9   9   5   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   15   23   20   29   21   19   25   37   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   12   13   16   15   7   0   18   16   15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   6   9   12   11   10   9   16   24   22
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20   16   16   16   20   14   12   26   33   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   198   186   191   181   206   206   219   218   221   190
      Clinical medicine   173   159   164   154   172   171   182   183   185   162
      Other health   25   27   27   27   34   35   37   35   36   28

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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